MBABANE COUNCIL VOWS TO STOP UNLAWFUL CIVIL SERVANTS MARCH

MANZINI – The civil servants’ march to deliver a petition to the prime minister is in limbo as the Mbabane municipality has vowed to enforce a law, which prohibits the public from marching without permission.

 The Municipal Council of Mbabane has stated that organisations intending to stage a march or public demonstration within the city’s public roads and spaces, needed to forward to the council a letter requesting to satge such action and also to submit the letter seven days before the intended march or public performance.

In an interview with this publication, the council’s Information Officer, Gugulethu Hlophe, said this was not a new law that was being enforced but was an old one and the council was merely reminding stakeholders on regulations that needed to be adhered to.

“This regulation not only applies to those seeking permission to march, it also applies to the churches that seek permission to mount tents within the city for revivals as well as the pastors who visit the bus rank and hold services there,” said Hlophe.

She confirmed that the municipality would from now on expect those who intend to hold public functions within Mbabane to have adhered to this regulation or deal with the subsequent consequence of their actions.

This information comes on the eve of the meeting expected to be held by public sector unions and the Government Negotiations Team (GNT) to discuss the salary review report. In earlier meetings, workers had vowed to march with their union leaders to these meetings until the contentious salary review report was released to the unions.

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